Time for a detailed contest....no quickie here. All options, prompts and honest muse.

Hey there all.

It has been quite a while since my last contest and upon commenting on a poem today I noticed that I had aquired a respectable amount of points. So I decided what better to do than give them away.

I have noticed an increase recently in the amount of quickie and picture inspired contests on AP. I don’t have a problem with these but I have always been one for old style prompts, word banks and thought out poetry.

Before I start explaining the contest, I will make my little declaration. I don’t accept prewrites in my contests, except in special circumstances. This means that if you go to the trouble of writing a poem for my contest, I go to the trouble to leave a decent length critique on every one. Call me old fashioned but no poem will ever be left un-critiqued in one of my contests. The only other ethic guideline I ask that you follow, is that the winner of this contest puts the points forward, in more than just a quickie.

So moving on, to the rules/guidelines in reference to entries. I like to get this out of the way because it seems to eliminate the need for me to DQ quite as many entries which were penned before the author read the rules. I am a fair judge, but if I ask for no cliché, I MEAN no cliché, and if I have given you fair warning, I do not take kindly to those who disregard my rules.

Here they are.

1- No Cliché (did you see that coming?)

2- Unless you have PERFECT meter, flow and placement…DO NOT use end line rhyme. I am serious, one flaw in any of these aspects and I will virtually KICK YOU! I won’t ban rhyme all together, because if you can pull it off, I love to read it, but please make sure you know what you are doing.

3- No bashing of minority groups

4- No overtly religious themes. (I am not anti-religion but I am certainly not conformist Christian, so be as spiritual as you want, but please try to avoid direct religious references)

5- Cussing is fine in context and moderation.

6- No prewrites (obviously)

7- Please include which prompt/option you chose in your authors notes.

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Now to the fun bit.

Option 1

This is a word bank.
Please use a minimum of 2 words per 6 lines of text.
Root or extension of words allowed.

Apparition
Brechtian (Research Brecht Theatre for definition)
Cantankerous
Deviation
Evanescence (By original English definition, not band name)
Frigid
Grotesque
Hallowed
Infraction
Juices
Kitchen
Lenity
Macrocode
Nightingale
Operate
Percolate
Quay
Respite
Stain
Thule
Universal
Vector
Whistle
Xylophonic
Yester
Zones


Option 2

This is a collection of lines from my latest poems.
Let them inspire you.
Please don’t read my version of the poem, I want to see how you interpret the line.

-You put down your dollies and head for the exit

-Gullible locks will spawn party-time shocks

-It’s hard to move forward with you’re pants ‘round
you’re ankles.

-When the padding is gone you are just like the other kids

-He’s not even sure you’re awake anymore

-You might knock your cherry on yesterday’s child

-Pretty blonde girls always looked good in black.

-A placental nightmare, from her womb to your doom

-A highbrowed Cinderella with her Crystal. Breathing. Aspirations.

-She shot you up through her raspberry needle

-From your place of power, living can be genocide.

And finally, for option 3

Option 3

Write a poem that incorporates an acrostic for one of the following words.
Here is the catch. It is extremely difficult to impress me with an acrostic, if you are not particularly brave, do not attempt this challenge. The appeal is, if I do like it, you will almost certainly win. So how do you achieve this?
The acrostic must be a part of, not the whole poem.
It must be completely motivated and necessary in its placement.
It must not be noticeable at first glance.

If you still feel up to the challenge, here are the words.

Fight.
Sister. (Do not make this lovey dovey)
Never
Truth
Liar
Fake

Best of luck to everyone. I look forward to some amazing entries.